Monaco renews Financing Agreement with UN Office on Drugs and Crime

On April 25, HE Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to UNODC, and Jean-Luc Lemahieu, Director of the Division of Policy Analysis and Public Relations at UNODC, signed the renewal of the Financing Agreement to help the Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad – to strengthen their criminal justice systems in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.

Signed in Vienna, the agreement, which has been renewed for three years, is a continuation of the Principality’s activities within UNODC and, more generally, the continuation of the efforts of the Prince’s Government in the fight against terrorism. Monaco’s new contribution for these three years will amount to €120,000.

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On Friday, April 20, nearly twenty third-grade students from Fontvieille were received by President Stéphane Valeri and Marc Mourou, President of the Commission for Education and Youth, at the National Council building on the Rock.
The children took their places in the seats of the elected representatives from which they followed a tailored presentation of the role and the functioning of the Assembly.
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This followed a very lively exchange between elected officials and the children on how to vote, on the role of the National Councillors, on the operation of the building itself, on the laws passed by the assembly, as well as on the work of the professionals who assist the elected representatives on a daily basis.
The pupils asked many questions and wanted to find out how to become a member of the National Council and even President of the Assembly. Several children announced their intention to want to become National Councillors when they are older.
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A team from Monaco Inter Expo has made a trip to Astana, in Kazakhstan, in preparation for the Principality’s participation in the Expo-2017 International in the country’s capital. The team was able to measure the progress of the construction site and the location of Monaco’s pavilion.
Members of the CEF team were accompanied by Mr Stefano Poggi, Sales Director of SONEMA, partner of the Monaco Pavilion Milan since 2015. The visit was an opportunity for SONEMA to meet representatives of the Kazakh Ministry of Communication, as well as useful private partners for the development of activities in this emerging market.
The Honorary Consul of Monaco, Mr Kairat Oourazbekov welcomed the team to Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, where various events were organised, including with local banks and the main food importer GreenHouse, to establish relations with other pavilion members.